Karl Pilkington | |
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 Pilkington in 2008 | |
| Born | 23 September 1972 |
| Occupations | |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Partner | Suzanne |
| Website | karlpilkington |
Karl Pilkington (born 23 September 1972) is an English presenter, actor, voice-artist, producer and author.
After working with Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant as producer on their Xfm radio show, Pilkington became a co-host of The Ricky Gervais Show. He presented the Sky travel comedy series An Idiot Abroad and the Sky One travel comedy series The Moaning of Life. He made his acting debut in Gervais's comedy-drama series Derek and co-founded the television production company RiSK Productions alongside Gervais and Merchant. He also co-created, co-wrote, and starred in the comedy series Sick of It.